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/skair"ee euhs/, adj. Bot.thin, dry, and membranous, as certain bracts; chaffy.[1800-10; alter. of scariose < NL scariosus < ?; see -OUS]
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scarious — [sker′ē əs] adj. [ModL scariosus < L scaria, thorny shrub] Bot. dry, thin, membranous, and not green, as some bracts … English World dictionary
Scarious — Scariose Sca ri*ose, Scarious Sca ri*ous, a. [F. scarieux, NL. scariosus. Cf. {Scary}.] (Bot.) Thin, dry, membranous, and not green. Gray. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scarious — adjective Etymology: New Latin scariosus Date: circa 1806 dry and membranous in texture < a scarious bract > … New Collegiate Dictionary
scarious — Thin, membranous, and dry, e.g. the leaf bases of Macrozamia pauli guilielmi and the cataphylls of Zamia sandovalii … Expanded glossary of Cycad terms
scarious — scar·i·ous … English syllables
scarious — scar•i•ous [[t]ˈskɛər i əs[/t]] adj. bot thin, dry, and membranous, as certain bracts; chaffy • Etymology: 1800–10; alter. of scariose < NL scariōsus … From formal English to slang
scarious — /ˈskɛəriəs/ (say skairreeuhs) adjective (of a plant part) thin, dry, and membranous, as certain bracts. {New Latin scariōsus, from Latin scaria thorny shrub} …
scarious — a. thin and tough; bract like. ♦ scariose, a … Dictionary of difficult words
scarious — adj. (of a part of a plant etc.) having a dry membranous appearance; thin and brittle. Etymology: F scarieux or mod.L scariosus … Useful english dictionary
Anthoceros scarious — ID 4563 Symbol Key ANSC13 Common Name anthoceros Family Anthocerotaceae Category Hornwort Division Anthocerotophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution N/A Growth Habit Nonvascular … USDA Plant Characteristics
